They don’t just happen, you know. Lasting memories, that is. Parents need to be intentional about creating them. But how to do it? One of the best ways to create lasting memories is to do something with your children that is a unique experience — something...

As most regular readers know, I’ve been on a journey — call it a quest — to discover my life strengths for the last five years. I’ve made quite a bit of progress, I think. The journey has caused my to take some pretty dramatic steps of faith...

You know you should. Forgive, that is. You know you should do it. And quick. You even know you should ask God to forgive you. Like, now. Yet somehow sinful pride so often holds us back, making our lives even more of a complicated mess. My son models this call of being...

When I came home tonight, my kids excitedly shared what they’d been up to all day — designing and then practicing on a ninja exercise course! They shared their breathless story of how difficult it had been both to think up and then execute the tough...

Yes, it is possible. You can read to your children and enjoy it — all of you. My post on Why You Should Read to Your Children gave a few reasons for making it part of your family routine. But that doesn’t mean it’s always been easy for us to float...

How did you learn to drive a car? From suddenly picking up a manual, skimming it and then hopping in for a test drive? Maybe some of you did, in fact, do that. That dent in the garage door is till there isn’t it? If you’re like most of us, you observed...